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republicans are calling for more pressure on the president's foreign policy. in today's "wall street journal" romney calls mr. obama's policies dangerous. both sides are downplaying expectations, giving credit to each other as strong debaters. >> obama is going to be formidable and ike it will be a good debate but i certainly would not underestimate what barack obama brings. >> he's a good debater. i'm just okay. but what i'm most concerned about is having a serious discussion about what we need to do to keep the country growing. >> both sides are already planning their post debate rallies. romney is in virginia with paul ryan on thursday. president obama is staying in colorado. >> wednesday night big one, number one. >> thursday morning will be big here. >> a lot to talk about. >>> a bay area haven to techies has now been saved from closure. we'll have the details coming up next. >>> plus after three straight days of talks, we'll tell you if the sharks are going back on the ice any time soon. >>> and we're looking at traffic back on 880 here. a smooth drive t
republicans are calling for more pressure on the president's foreign policy. in today's "wall street journal" romney calls mr. obama's policies dangerous. both sides are downplaying expectations, giving credit to each other as strong debaters. >> obama is going to be formidable and ike it will be a good debate but i certainly would not underestimate what barack obama brings. >> he's a good debater. i'm just okay. but what i'm most concerned about is having a serious...
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. >>> meantime republican presidential nominee mitt romney is planning a major foreign policy speech today. he's expected to propose the u.s. take a more assertive role in syria, place conditions on aid to egypt and tighten sanctions on iran. insiders say romney will accuse the president of taking a passive leadership role in the world. the obama campaign says romney is unprepared to be commander in chief. >>> much more relaxing to that race for the white house, it was smooth sailing for one of the biggest weekends here in bay area history. more than a million visitors spending their weekend in the city where there was no shortage of a lot of things to do. we had the blue angels up in the sky. on the land the giants and 49ers. castro street fair along with the strictly bluegrass festival. a lot of people taking advice about not driving into san francisco. b.a.r.t. setting a new ridership record this weekend. mass transit in many different cities simple low packed. >> it's crazy is what it is but, gosh, this is what san francisco is all about. it's great weather, beautiful fall day, l
. >>> meantime republican presidential nominee mitt romney is planning a major foreign policy speech today. he's expected to propose the u.s. take a more assertive role in syria, place conditions on aid to egypt and tighten sanctions on iran. insiders say romney will accuse the president of taking a passive leadership role in the world. the obama campaign says romney is unprepared to be commander in chief. >>> much more relaxing to that race for the white house, it was smooth...
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in today's "wall street journal" romney calls president obama's foreign policy dangerous. romney's debate plan, clearly and concisely explain how he can fix the economy. >> i expect to be able to describe that in a way people will understand, and if they do, i get elected. >> reporter: his running mate paul ryan is already preparing for his own debate a week away. >> i really believe in the policies that we're providing, that we're pursuing. at the end of the day, i'm going to go in there and be me. >> reporter: the post debate rally is already in planning. romney and ryan will be in virginia. the president is staying in co-co. veronica? >> tracie, thank you. >>> nato forces in afghanistan say three international service members and their translator were killed in a suicide bombing in the eastern part of the country this morning. the attack comes on a grim milestone of the war in afghanistan on sunday with the death of the 2000th u.s. service member. relations between international forces and their afghan partners have been pushed to the breaking point by a surge of inside
in today's "wall street journal" romney calls president obama's foreign policy dangerous. romney's debate plan, clearly and concisely explain how he can fix the economy. >> i expect to be able to describe that in a way people will understand, and if they do, i get elected. >> reporter: his running mate paul ryan is already preparing for his own debate a week away. >> i really believe in the policies that we're providing, that we're pursuing. at the end of the day,...
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street journal" op-ed from mitt romney leads us to wurntd if he might try to slip in foreign policy as well. he's been criticizing the president quite a bit on libya and syria and that is what he was talking about in that op-ed this morning. the president meantime after a rally in las vegas yesterday now holed up in the desert with john kerry, his debate sparring partner. he's playing mitt romney, trying to get ready for this debate. both sides downplaying expectations. >> barack obama is going to be formidable and i think it will be a good debate, but i certainly would not underestimate what barack obama brings. >> he's a good debater. i'm just okay. but what i'm most concerned about is having a serious discussion about what we need to do to keep the country growing. >> reporter: you heard there from the president brand that rob portman, who's been the sparring partner for mitt romney, playing the president obama role in romney's debate prep. now we know where the two of them, both candidates, will be after the debate, the morning after. romney and ryan, a joint appearance in virgi
street journal" op-ed from mitt romney leads us to wurntd if he might try to slip in foreign policy as well. he's been criticizing the president quite a bit on libya and syria and that is what he was talking about in that op-ed this morning. the president meantime after a rally in las vegas yesterday now holed up in the desert with john kerry, his debate sparring partner. he's playing mitt romney, trying to get ready for this debate. both sides downplaying expectations. >> barack...
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policy. romney called for a change of course in the middle east and blamed the obama administration for making the region more dangerous. >> i know the president hoped for a safer, freer, and more prosperous middle east allayed with us. i share this hope. but hope is not a strategy. >> today's speech largely repackaged things romney has said before, but included a few specific ways he would change the president's approach. >> president obama fired back in an ad scheduled to run in virginia, which is a key battleground state. the ad portrays romney as reckless and amateurish during a trip to england, israel and poland. >>> how much you spending? these rising gas prices 50 cents higher in the past week alone. that costs you about $8 extra for every trip to the gas station. nbc bay area's stephanie trong joins us in oakland this evening. stephanie, gas prices and politics usually go hand in hand. what is the spin here? >> reporter: raj, it really depends on who you ask. if you ask the industry e
policy. romney called for a change of course in the middle east and blamed the obama administration for making the region more dangerous. >> i know the president hoped for a safer, freer, and more prosperous middle east allayed with us. i share this hope. but hope is not a strategy. >> today's speech largely repackaged things romney has said before, but included a few specific ways he would change the president's approach. >> president obama fired back in an ad scheduled to...
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policy at the virginia military institute where he is this morning. >>> new this morning. a major milestone in achievement for a bay area scientists. uc san francisco researcher shinya yam macha has won the nobel prize for medicine, responsible for a major stem cell break through. christie smith is live at ucsf right now. christie, i guess the question is when exactly did they find out about this? >> i have to tell you, they are buzzing here at ucsf. they tell me they got the call from 2:30 this morning from the cher himself saying he won the nobel prize in medicine from a discovery he started researching in 2006. shinya yamanaka conducted his research here and in japan. the president of the institute and other researchers held a video conference with yamanaka who is still in japan this morning. his prize is in medicine and for his discovery that human skin cells can be reprogrammed so they can take on the properties of any other cells of the body. it was kind of difficult to hear yamanaka this morning. he said he was thankful for all the support he's received here. >> i t
policy at the virginia military institute where he is this morning. >>> new this morning. a major milestone in achievement for a bay area scientists. uc san francisco researcher shinya yam macha has won the nobel prize for medicine, responsible for a major stem cell break through. christie smith is live at ucsf right now. christie, i guess the question is when exactly did they find out about this? >> i have to tell you, they are buzzing here at ucsf. they tell me they got the...
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policy yesterday, romney argued the president's policies have made the world more dangerous. romney talking about arming syria's rebels and sanctioning iran. democrats were not impressed. >> i'm a professor. if one of my students turned it in, they'd get a c because he gave absolutely no specifics. >> when president obama leaves the bay area, he will head to ohio as well to also reach out to undecided voters. >>> in other news now, it is decision day for san francisco's suspended sheriff, ross mirkarimi. san francisco's board of supervisors will vote on his fate today. the embattled sheriff pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges related to an argument with his wife that left her arm bruised. bay area political experts say the vote is the first modern test of the idea of official misconduct. today's vote will be held at city hall at 2:00 this afternoon. in order for mirkarimi to lose his job, nine of the 11 supervisors need to vote against him. >>> the fbi has been called in to help hercules police investigate the killing of a well-known retired schoolteacher. more than 200 peo
policy yesterday, romney argued the president's policies have made the world more dangerous. romney talking about arming syria's rebels and sanctioning iran. democrats were not impressed. >> i'm a professor. if one of my students turned it in, they'd get a c because he gave absolutely no specifics. >> when president obama leaves the bay area, he will head to ohio as well to also reach out to undecided voters. >>> in other news now, it is decision day for san francisco's...
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romney calls the foreign policy dangerous. romney's debate plan is clearly and concisely explains how he can fix the economy. >> i expect to be able to describe that in a way people will understand and if they do, i'll get elected. >> reporter: his running mate, paul ryan is preparing for his debate a week away. >> i really believe in the policies we're providing and we're pursuing. at the end of the day, i'm going to go in and be me. >> reporter: we already know where the candidates will be the morning after wednesday's debate. on thursday, romney and ryan will be in virginia. president obama is remaining in colorado for an event there. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> thank you. the boy scouts of america will inform the police and sheriff's offices of the boys who worked in their ranks. the organization has been keeping information for decades. they have been orders to release the files from 1965 to 1985. now a spokesman for the scouts says the order has prompted them to go through the files to report any and all offe
romney calls the foreign policy dangerous. romney's debate plan is clearly and concisely explains how he can fix the economy. >> i expect to be able to describe that in a way people will understand and if they do, i'll get elected. >> reporter: his running mate, paul ryan is preparing for his debate a week away. >> i really believe in the policies we're providing and we're pursuing. at the end of the day, i'm going to go in and be me. >> reporter: we already know where...
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republicans are calling for more pressure on the president's foreign policy. in today's "wall street journal" romney calls mr. obama's policies dangerous. both sides are downplaying expectations, giving credit to each other as strong debaters. >> he's going to be formidable. it will be a good debate but i certainly would not underestimate what barack obama brings. >> mitt romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. but what i'm most concerned about is having a serious discussion about what we need to do to keep the country growing. >> both sides already planning their post debate rallies. romney is in virginia with paul ryan on thursday. president obama will be staying in colorado. >>> 5:43 right now. let's talk a little bit of baseball. long time coming. a's fans waiting a very long time for this, a shot at the postseason. >> exciting. the last time oakland was playing in the postseason was back in 2006. >> i remember. >> christey smi ie smith is liv oakland. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon and laura. you know, there is a t-shirt hanging up f
republicans are calling for more pressure on the president's foreign policy. in today's "wall street journal" romney calls mr. obama's policies dangerous. both sides are downplaying expectations, giving credit to each other as strong debaters. >> he's going to be formidable. it will be a good debate but i certainly would not underestimate what barack obama brings. >> mitt romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. but what i'm most concerned about is having a serious...
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the white house in advance calling him an unmitigated disaster, that's a quote there, on foreign policy. and the obama campaign says that his response to libya was not only cynical, but offensive. they're already taking the defense as he goes out to make that speech later today. marla. >> okay, thank you so much. >> the slugfest continues. >>> '? case you missed it, big bird making a little cameo on "saturday night live." he responded to a comment made during the presidential debate in which republican mitt romney mentioned directly cutting funding for pbs. have a listen. >> do you have any political statement you'd like to make? >> no, i don't want to ruffle any feathers. but i do have a political joke. may i tell it? >> yeah, of course. >> okay. you're going to laugh. this is funny. you know who -- who loves debates? >> who? >> defishes. it's a thinker. >> oh, yes, certainly is. now, big bird had a good time telling seth myers that he learned he was mentioned during the debate through twitter. after all we should know that sesame street does have wi-fi. if mitt romney has his way, the
the white house in advance calling him an unmitigated disaster, that's a quote there, on foreign policy. and the obama campaign says that his response to libya was not only cynical, but offensive. they're already taking the defense as he goes out to make that speech later today. marla. >> okay, thank you so much. >> the slugfest continues. >>> '? case you missed it, big bird making a little cameo on "saturday night live." he responded to a comment made during the...
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coming up today, the white house called him an unmitigated disaster on foreign policy. and the obama campaign says when he talked about americans being killed in libya and made it a political issue, as they put it it was not only cynical but also offensive. we wait to hear what he'll have to say today. live from washington, i'm tracie potts, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. >>> we can tell you charges have not yet been filed against a driver who struck and killed a little girl in a church parking lot. the 6-year-old girl was walking with her mother to a religious school in daly city saturday when they were hit by that car. another woman was also hit and pinned right to the ground. the girl's mother and that woman are still in the hospital. the church is bringing in grief counselors to help children who were friends and knew the little girl. daly city police say the crash remains under investigation. >>> oakland police are still trying to sort out a shocking discovery in the eastmont neighborhood. a decomposing body was found yesterday inside a parked car near
coming up today, the white house called him an unmitigated disaster on foreign policy. and the obama campaign says when he talked about americans being killed in libya and made it a political issue, as they put it it was not only cynical but also offensive. we wait to hear what he'll have to say today. live from washington, i'm tracie potts, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. >>> we can tell you charges have not yet been filed against a driver who struck and...
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he talked foreign policy yesterday, about appointing someone to deal with the middle east. today he will be focusing on trying to get votes in ohio. ohio, a key battleground state and we are waiting to see if mitt romney got the same bounce in some of these statewide polls, especially in ohio, that we saw in the national polls after last week's debate. that's the latest from washington. as we keep an eye on this campaign, i'm tracie potts. jon and marla, back to you. >> thank you very much. an onslaught of polls. >>> if you are just getting ready to head out the door, probably a good idea to grab a jacket. >> yeah, it is cold out there as we're getting not as much sunlight. temperatures are crisp. yesterday was the coldest morning in months. this morning we're running about as cold, just a touch warmer in some cities where the low clouds have developed. 5:43 now. low clouds toned act as a blanket and trap in some of that warmth. when you have the clear skies, it makes for a very, very cold morning as all of that air radiates back into the atmosphere. 55 degrees in stenson b
he talked foreign policy yesterday, about appointing someone to deal with the middle east. today he will be focusing on trying to get votes in ohio. ohio, a key battleground state and we are waiting to see if mitt romney got the same bounce in some of these statewide polls, especially in ohio, that we saw in the national polls after last week's debate. that's the latest from washington. as we keep an eye on this campaign, i'm tracie potts. jon and marla, back to you. >> thank you very...
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when things did get going, the pair needled each other over everything from foreign policy. >> we should not have gone to iraq. afghanistan we had to. >> nobody better live tweet that. >> reporter: and, jenna, this week the real campaign continues. thursday joe biden and paul ryan will have their own throwdown. the vice presidential debate. that comes on thursday. meanwhile, the president flies out to california today. he's raising money. he has a star-studded fund-raiser and concert with katy perry and jennifer hudson. tonight mitt romney continues to campaign in the swing state of florida. jenna? >> mike viqueira at the white house, thank you. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." good morning. >> good morning, jenna. >> mike talked about fund-raising. both campaigns are in their final push as the election is just a month away. president obama's campaign is nearing the $1 billion mark this election year as far as raising funds. how much of an impact does this type of money have as you near the election? >> well, it becomes important because there's still a lot of views being
when things did get going, the pair needled each other over everything from foreign policy. >> we should not have gone to iraq. afghanistan we had to. >> nobody better live tweet that. >> reporter: and, jenna, this week the real campaign continues. thursday joe biden and paul ryan will have their own throwdown. the vice presidential debate. that comes on thursday. meanwhile, the president flies out to california today. he's raising money. he has a star-studded fund-raiser and...
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good morning. >>> minnesott romney is tacklin foreign policy today. the obama came taken is dismissing the romney remarks calling the republican a, quote, unmitigated disaster on foreign policy. in the meantime an infusion of cash for president obama came in sunday night at a star-studded fund-raiser in california. joking about his lackluster debate performance last week, he quipped that unlike the a-listers in the room he doesn't always perform flawlessly. >>> voters in venezuela have re-elected she have virginia for another six-year term. he's a long-time critic of washington. he defeated the opposition leader despite growing frur frustration with crime and power outag outages. >>> 27 new cases of fungal meningitis emerge spreads to nine states. 91 people are now infected as the new england drug company widened the recall. the steroid is frequently used to the treat back pain, and authorities say thousands of patients may have been injected with drugs from the affected facility. >>> a mixed report on the state of security at one of the nation's busi
good morning. >>> minnesott romney is tacklin foreign policy today. the obama came taken is dismissing the romney remarks calling the republican a, quote, unmitigated disaster on foreign policy. in the meantime an infusion of cash for president obama came in sunday night at a star-studded fund-raiser in california. joking about his lackluster debate performance last week, he quipped that unlike the a-listers in the room he doesn't always perform flawlessly. >>> voters in...
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i'd like you to compare your knowledge on foreign policy with mitt romney's. how do you think he stacks up? >> i think he stacks up very well because he has the same instincts and principles and view of america's role in the world that ronald regan did. mitt understands the need for american leadership and understands this president is leading from behind. this president says wars in the middle east are receding, that the tide of war is receding. what is receding in the middle east is american leadership. when you look at afghanistan, iraq, the confrontation with iran, the looming, the situation in libya where they sent out -- you know, on and on. they are calling that a terrorist attack simulated by a video. crazy. >> in his speech, he said things like we need to be bold and decisive. he said what you said, that we are leading from behind but that is pretty standard material for a speech like this. did he offer specifics? did he tell voters why he is going to be a game changer when it comes to foreign policy? >> i'm confident that he did, because, again, amer
i'd like you to compare your knowledge on foreign policy with mitt romney's. how do you think he stacks up? >> i think he stacks up very well because he has the same instincts and principles and view of america's role in the world that ronald regan did. mitt understands the need for american leadership and understands this president is leading from behind. this president says wars in the middle east are receding, that the tide of war is receding. what is receding in the middle east is...
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>> i'll be looking for clarity from both presidential candidates during the debate on foreign policy. looking ahead to next week, though, we're expected for the vice presidential debates' candidates on thursday. joe biden versus paul ryan. who do you think is going to do well? >> i love them both. i know them both very well. they're both good blue collar catholics. but it's going to be ryan. no doubt about it. listen, joe biden right now is the republican secret weapon. this past week he talked about the fact that the past four years have been brutal for the middle class, who's been buried under obama leadership. then he promised a trillion-dollar tax increase a couple of days ago. we want more biden as republicans. more biden. >> don't underestimate joe biden and his decades of serving washington and knowing washington. paul ryan, i wish you the best of luck. >> and joe biden is a great man and we wish him well, and we hope he keeps talking a lot. >> that's your "morning joe" political wrap. >> and you can catch joe and mika weekdays at 6:00 a.m. eastern. with more now, here's lester
>> i'll be looking for clarity from both presidential candidates during the debate on foreign policy. looking ahead to next week, though, we're expected for the vice presidential debates' candidates on thursday. joe biden versus paul ryan. who do you think is going to do well? >> i love them both. i know them both very well. they're both good blue collar catholics. but it's going to be ryan. no doubt about it. listen, joe biden right now is the republican secret weapon. this past...